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H. F. HURD.

SOFT FOLD COLLAR.

APPLICATION FILED JAN- 10, 1919.

Patented July 29, 19W.

, [72 m nia)" Mau a? 7M citizen of the United States,

HUBBARD F.

HURD, or TROY, new YORK, assrenon. 'ro CLUETT, PEABODY & 00., mo,

' F TROY, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK- Application filed January 10,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HUBBARD F. Hum), a residing at Troy, county of Rensselaer, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Imprevementsin Soft-Fold Collars, of which-the following is a specification.

Reference may be had to the accompanying drawings, and the reference characters u been of various kinds marked thereon, which formxa part of this specification. Similar characters refer' to similar parts in the several figures therein.

This invention relates to fold-collars, and is more particularly adapted for what are known as soft fold-collars.

The principal object of the invention is to provide invisible means whereby the Fendportions of the folded-over top of the collar top may be held in proper position in use.

For accom soft fold-col ars, it has been proposed to permanently attach to the under or rear side of the folded-over top various forms of fastening devices, the band'being provided with v p I operate with said post-member, 8.

fastening means ,coiiperativ'ewith' such fastening 'evices on the ends of the foldedover top.

While such fastening devices, which have permanently attached tothe under or rear side of the folded-over top, are themselves invisible in use, their presence is freq'uentl impressions which t facing-ply ofthe top ironed 1n the laundryingprocess. v

The more particular object of my'invention is to prevent the forming of noticeable dents or impressions in the outer facingply of the folded-over top when the collar is ironed in the laundrying operation. Other objects will appear in connection ey make in the outer with the following description.

Figure 1 inperspective of a soft fold-collar embody- 1n tio ns of the folded-over top being "folded se the fastening means whereby it can be Fig. 2 is a cross-section of one end-portion of the folded-over top taken on the broken line 2-2 in Fig. 1 through the fastening device.

Fig. .3 is a cross-section taken through the Specification of Letters latent.

' ,The ends f'between the at 6, in Fig the plies being secured together in the usual lishing this samepurpose in *postqnember 1s cotiperatlve with a socket- J iiember, ,9, of a snap-fastener,

edge-portion thereof thereby giving.

indicated by dents or" when the collar is outer facin -ply,

of the drawings is a front view my invention, one of the front end poretachably connected to the band.

Patented July 29, 1919.

1919. Serial No. 270,516.

fastening member on one end ofthe band of the collar.

Referring to the drawings wherein the invention is shown in preferred form, 1 is the band, and 2 is the folded-over top of the collar.

The top may be connected with the band by any of the usual methods whereby the top is adapted to be folded over upon or outside of the band. i The top of the collar is made of a plurality of plies of fabric; and I have shown in the drawings a top made of an inner. or rear facing-ply,"3, and an outer or front facing-ply, a, and an interlining, 5.

' of all these plies are inturned facing-plies, 3 and 4 as shown 2, the folded edge portions of manner by stitching,

" Attached t0 each end of the band, 1, is a post-member, 8, of a snap-fastener, which of the; folded-over top in position to co- This socket-member, 9, is inserted-through and permanently attached to boththe inner 3, and the inturned as shown in Fig. 2, said socket-member a secure or outer facing ply,

anchorage upon the folded-over top without the extension; of the socket-member through either the outer facing-ply, 4, or the inter lining-ply, 5.

[The 1nturnededge-portions, 6, of the outer facing-ply, over and cover the member, 9, thereby forming, a pad between theinner end of the socket member and the 4.. .The

to distribute the thrust thus forme serves ,of the socket-member against the outer facing-ply during the ironing process in the laundrying-operation', I ingly is not noticeablyl dented, impressed or isfigured due to t 0 presence of the socket-member.

If desired, the interlining-ply, 5, may be omitted. p I

In use the snap-fasteners are 0 "erated in the usual manner by telescopingt eir members together-or-apart', and when the memt gether bers of the fastener are assembled 4, and interlining-ply, 5, extend inner end of the sockets ad or cushion so that said outer facthey securely hold the ends of the foldedover top in proper position in use.

While I have shOWn and prefer to em 10y snap-fasteners for this purpose, it wil be apparent that the invention is applicable to various kinds of fastening'devices which are open to the same objection as snap fasteners are, which objections may be overcome in the manner above described.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent'is: 1. A fold-collar having a band and a folded-over top, said band being provided near one end with fastening means, and said top having near its corresponding end an attached fastening member cooperative with said fastening means of. the band, said top being made of a plurality of plies of fa ric with inturned edge-portions, said fastening member being permanently attached to the rear facing-ply of the top, and both the front facing-ply of the top and its inturned edge-portion extending ox'er and covering the inner end of said attached fastening member.

2. A fold-collar having a band and a folded-over top, said band being provided near one end with fastening means, and said top having near its corresponding end an attached fastening member cooperative with said fastening means of the band, said to .being made of a plurality of plies of v fa ric with inturned edge-portlons, said fastening member beingpermanently attached to both the -rear faclng-ply of the top and its inturned edge-portion, and both the front facing-ply of the top and its inturned edge-portion extending over and covering the inner end of said attached fastening member. v

3. A fold-collar having a band and a folded-over top, said band having near one end a, post-member of a snap-fastener, and said top having near its corresponding end a socket-member of a snap-fastener cooperative with said post-member on the band, said top being made ,of a plurality of plies of fabric with inturned edge-portions, said socket-member being fixedly attached to the rear facing-ply of the top, and both the front facing-ply of the top and its inturned edge-portion extending over and covering the inner end of said socket-member.

4:. A fold-collar having a band and a folded-over top, said band having near one end a post-member of a snap-fastener, and said top having near its corresponding end a socket-member of a snap-fastener cooperative with said post-member on the band, said top being made of a lurality of plies of fabric with inturned ec ge-portions, said socket-member extending through and being permanently attached to both the rear facing-ply of the top and its inturned edgeportion, and both the front facing-ply of the top and its inturned edge-portion extending over and covering the inner end of said socket-member.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 2nd day of January, 1919.

HUBBARD F. HURD. 

